Bed pan with disposable liner



Dec. 31, 1963 l -L'D. BLOODWORTH BED PAN WITH DISPOSABLE LINER FiledJuly 31, 1961 INVENTOR. HENRYDBLaoDWoRrH United States Patent 3,115,644BED PAN WITH DIISPOSABLE LENER Henry D. Bloodworth, 635 E. 7th St,Lockport, Ill. Filed .luly 31, 1961, Ser. No. 128,146 4 Claims. (Cl.4--112) This invention relates generally to hospital and sickroomaccessories. More specifically, the invention relates to bed pans andthe like.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved bed pan forpatients having a disposable liner, thus eliminating the unpleasant taskfor cleaning the bedpan and also saving considerable time for thesickroom attendant.

It is another object of the invention to provide a liner for a bed panor the like which may be conveniently stored in a collapsed position,thus requiring minimum storage space in the hospital or in the sickroom.

It is another object of the invention to provide a disposable bed panliner bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction,has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture andefficient in use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the inventionreference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side view of the bedpan shown in elevation and shownpartly in cross section;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the bedpan; and

FIG. 4 is an end view of the bedpan showing a disposaable liner attachedthereto and showing the device partly in cross section.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, the numeral represents a bedpanaccording to the present invention wherein there is an open chamber 11having a bottom Wall 12, side walls 13 and end walls 14. The upper edgeof the side and end walls is turned outwardly and down to form a flange15, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The bedpan is provided with a top wall 16and the opposite walls 13 are each provided with a notch 17 at the pointwhere the side flanges terminate. A disposable liner 18 is made of paperand the section thereof that lines the interior of the bedpan is waxedto be Waterproof and also for the purpose of retaining the contour ofthe bedpan more readily. The upper portion of the liner 18 is leftunwaxed and the upper portion 19 is made to be folded under the flange15 of the pan 10 and also into the grooves 17 thereof.

While various changes may be made in the detail con- 3,115,644 IcePatented Dec. 31, 1963 struction, it shall be understood that suchchanges shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention asdefined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. A sanitary receptacle with a disposable liner com prising: a bed panhaving a bottom and spaced upstanding side walls, said side walls havingdepending notches therein intermediate the ends thereof; and adisposable bag liner for said pan, having an upper edge overlying thetops of said side walls and received in said notches.

2. A sanitary receptacle with a disposable liner comprising: a bed panhaving a generally planar bottom wall, a pair of generally parallelupstanding side walls having depending notches formed therein at anintermediate point with said notches aligned; and a disposable bag linerfor said pan, having an upper edge overlying the top of said side wallsand received in said notches.

3. A sanitary receptacle with-a disposable liner comprising: a bed panhaving a generally planar bottom wall, a pair of generally parallel sidewalls having depending notches therein intermediate the ends thereof,and end walls; and a disposable bag liner received in said bed pan andsupported on said bottom wall, extending between said side walls andbetween said notches and one of said end walls, said bag having an upperedge overlying the upper surface of said walls and received in saidnotches.

4. A sanitary receptacle with a disposable liner comprising: a bed panhaving a generally planar bottom wall, a pair of generally parallel sideWalls having depending notches therein intermediate the ends thereof,and end walls, at least said side walls having horizontally extendingflanges; and a disposable bag liner received in said bed pan andsupported on said bottom wall, extending between said side walls andbetween said notches and one of said end walls, said bag having an upperedge overlying said flanges and received in said notches.

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1. A SANITARY RECEPTACLE WITH A DISPOSABLE LINER COMPRISING: A BED PANHAVING A BOTTOM AND SPACED UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS HAVINGDEPENDING NOTCHES THEREIN INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF; AND ADISPOSABLE BAG LINER FOR SAID PAN, HAVING AN UPPER EDGE OVERLYING THETOPS OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND RECEIVED IN SAID NOTCHES.